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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

CONGRESSMAN WILLIS of Kentucky, has
not yet abandoned his efforts IN behalf OF
the Blair, or some other, educational bill, and
is said to be still actively at work trying to
get the promise OF support for another at
tempt to have some such bill passed
at this session of Congress. MIR. Willis is
q hopeful man. From the commencement
of the 49th Congress it has been apparent
that no such bill as that referred to could
be passed by that body; and as the bill pro-
vides an appropriation of national money
for State education, even if it should pass
Congress, there is every probability that 1t
would be vetoed by the President, upon his
ground that though 1.-The people should sup
port the government, the government should
not support the people"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
Inemcacy ofthe Mad Stone.

New ALBANY, Miss, Feb. 22.-Roo'.'
Hanks, young farmer of this city, was w.
ten by rabid dog December last. BY -.
advice of his friends he at onco used u
mad stone near Waterford, Miss. After
couple of days at the stone he returned DO~'
feeling safe, relying greatly on tue 'if'ue
of the mad stone. But little thought oil -
matter was given until last Thursday MOI.
Dg, when he awoke with burning tai''
nut on water being handed him be "eal =
to violent commissions. lie suffered Nv
most intense agony until he was reieaseu"
death yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

If THE PRESENT boom in this city shall
continue, or whether it shall or not for If
it die, the simple proximity of Alexandria
to the national capital is sufficient to insure
her growth and prosperity there is no city
in the country that affords better prospects
for profitable real estate Investments. Peo-
pie contemplating such investments here
will be materially assisted by the advertis-
ing columns of the GAZETTE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

This is to give notice that all citizens
troubled with coughs or colds should pro-
cur" bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup and
take it at once
Officials of the q. s. Treasury, of the Bal.
iimore Custom House and Post Office in
dorse Salvation Oil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

BALTrMokE HOG MARKET. February 21-
There is falling off to very considerable ex
with the total OF last week, and fair to good de
mand prevails in all the yards The quality o.
the offerings averages quite as good as did that OF
last weeks receipts. Prices show an advance OF
about 1sc per Id. We now quote at 6lba75sc per
10 net with most sales from - to 75sc. Receipts
this week 1890 head
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

TIE FACT that even the New York Star,
the only Cleveland democratic newspaper
in New York city, nov says the President
has overworked civil service reform" looks
very much as if the only supporters of that
undemocratic humbug, among the democrat
10 newspapers of the country, will soon be
reduced to few in Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
ALEX ANDRTA.
TUESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY %.
,r,rv p,p.Dr here TO- day in celebration

TIE PARADE here to-day in celebration
of Wsshiustcn's birthday was very cred
liable affair aud apparently at least was
enjoyed by all who witnessed it. The 3D.
with rare exceptions, has always been co
served in Alexandria, and always should
b.; and its celebration should grow with
The city's growth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Le
vs. Pedgo. Argued Ivy Col. john II. Guy
for appellant and submitted.
Shoemaker and others VS.. Cake. Argued
by Judge T. S. Garrett for appellants and
Col. Thomas Tahb for appellee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

Hon. Jefferson Davis and family, accom-
painted by DR.. and Mrs. Emory, ofSyracuse,
Il. Y, are attending the New Orleans car
nival.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
COMMERCEAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, February %. 1857
This being holiday, there was no meeting of the
Commercial Exchange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

Ten thousand chests of indigo have been
taken at Calcutta for the American market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
CoRCoRAN CADETS

The St. Johns Cadets guests, the Corco-
ran Cadet Corps, Capt. Edwards. of Wash
ington followed. They numbered 80 or 40
and were in elegant new uniforms of blue
and white and carried new and superior
arms Just furnished them. They, too, are
finely drilled body of young men and made
a fne show. They were preceded by
band
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
ST. JOHNS CADET CORPS.

The Cadet Corps of St. Johns Academy
turned out only company A., which was un-
der the command OF Maj. H. W. Newly
with Capt. W. H. Sweeney and Lieut.. VIM.
N. Foreacre The boys wore their handsome
uniforms Of cadet gray and black. with State
buttons, and bore their superbsembroidered
colors. They marched, as usual, like veto
rams, and bore themselves like soldiers, and.
it is more than probable, could have given
points to many of their seniors. They
were preceded by q fife and drum corps
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
UNION VETERAN CORPS.

The Union Veteran Corps, First Compa.
ny, of Washington, under command
Of Lieutenant Thomson, Fenton, and Ac-
kerman came next. They wore dark
blue uniforms, with capped overcoats and
handsome bearskin shakos. This was truly
q fine looking body OF men aud were none
the less admired by the ladies for being old
vatarena
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22

plumes and bright harness. the lines nela
by the driver, Mr.. John Clapdore. Inc truck
is too pretty piece of apparatus to De nia
den with decorations, SO was unadorneu
but generally admired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
II. s. ARTILLERY.

Then camo Battery c, Ord U. S. Artillery,
Mai. Turnbull commanding, with Lieuts. Ii.
B. Randolph, G. H. Bennett and Lem
ley. The battery consisted OF four 6sld
pieces, with caissons, the men dressed in the
regulation U. S. artillery uniform, at
tracted as much attention as any command
in the line 1t was said by all that Uncle
Sam had done the handsome thing, and in
return the officers and men received marked
attention. This battery arrived here at II
o'clock and proceeded, under escort, to their
position In line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
THE WASHINGTON FIREMEN.

The Veteran Fremen's Association Of
Washington, line looking body OF men.
then came. They were attircd in citizens
dress, and occupied prominent place in
line. They turned Out $50 strong aud were
differed by J. j. Peabody president, j.
Fisher secretary and l. Henmeyer and 10
aeph Acton marshas. They were followed
by Captain Wm. Geary, and other vet
Grams in carriages.
The two bodies of visiting fremen were
delayed in their arrival here aud were not
in line when the procession moved, hut
were assigned to position Immediately Oh
reaching this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
BALTIMoRE FIREMEN.
FRIENDSHIP FIRE COMPANY.

First in the fremens division came The
old Friendship company chartered in 1774,
and of which Washington was once men,
Der. The company has been out Of active
service for some time but this does not pre-
vent many of the members from rendering
valuable assistance in time of fires. In the
parade the company was headed by drum
and fife corps; was in command OF Nimrod
Nowland, foreman, and marshaed by c. c.
Chichester and Jas. HammersIy The mem
bers we're dressed in caps, red shirts and
black pants. The plug catcher was drawn
by number of boys in uniform, the reel by
the members, and the engins by four bay
horses. Mounted on the engine were four
boys dressed in costumes. The three pieces
of apparatus were prettily decorated With
evergreens, flowers and flags and we're
much admired. Mr.. james Javen5, presi
dsnt, led tue company.
RELIEF HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY.
Following came the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company, headed by fifteen pieces
of The Marine Band, under Prof. Petiola, in
their hashy red uniform. This company
was under command of r. NJ. Latham, fore.
man, and marshaled by Frank Warfield.
The members, twenty FIVE strong, led by
the vics president, Mr.. Henry Green, were
uniformed in black New York fremen's
hats, white shirts, trimmed with red and
gold, black pants and belts. The handsome
new truck, recently purchased for the CON-
pany, looking as new as when il vas turned
out of the shops, was drawn by four fire
gray horses, handsomely caparisoned with
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08
The condition of affairs i'm prohibi

The condition of affairs in prohibi
ton strongholds is not calculated to
advance the cause. One hundred
and fifty places where liquor is sold
open and above board, exist in the
city of Atlanta, Georgia, which went
dry one year ago, and the city does
not receive one cent revenue. In Ban.
gor, Portland, and other cities in
Maine, the number of arrests for
drunkenness is APPALLING, and al.
though Maine has enjoyed the alleged
blessings of an option law for thirty
years, there is no decrease in the sale
of intoxicants. The reports of the
C mmissioner of internal revenue,
show that the number of government
licenses issued in the prohibition
states of Iowa and Kansas, are great
ly in excess of last year. From all
sections of he country where the law
has been thoroughly tested the result
has been the same. The common
sense way to control the traffic is
through thesmedium of moral suasion
and we'll regulated laws.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08
Railroad Signs and Signals.
Versailles Leader.

Versailles Leader.
Col. b. r. Richardson, who is an
intimate friend of Maj. S. T. Emmer-
son, Chief Engineer and Superintend.
ent of the st. Louis, Kansas City &
Colorado road, handed US an approx
innate estimate sheet of the construc-
ton of the road, prepared by the
company for contractors. The sheet
furnishes general information for con-
tractors, giving estimates on excava-
tions, embankments, probable CLASH
fications of the earth and rock to be
worked through, trestles, masonry DC. -,
by the mile. There are two lines laid
out on the sheet-No. and No. 2.
Line No. l commences at point 1894
west of the west line of Washin gton
road, i'm Union, Franklin county 80
miles west of st. Louis and runs to a
point IL miles east of Kansas CITY.
passing through Eldon, Versailles and
thence on the Neher survey through
Sedalia. AS shown by this sheet the
heaviest excavation in Morgan county
is on Haw Creek, being 147. $50 cubic
yards to the mile. The heaviest EN-.
bankment in the county is on Big
Richland, being 71.557 cubic yards to
the mile. There will be five bridges
in the county, all west OF Versailles,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08
DRAMATIC

Miss Helen Dauvray's retirement
from the stage is said to be final.
Henry Irving opens November
Z, at the Star Theatre, New York.
Miss Eastlake and Mary Ander-
son reside at Hampstead, near Lon
don.
-"Uncle Toms Cabin" companies
are plentiful. There are five on the
road.
1--WE, Us & Co." nave been play
ing at the ellis Opera House, Kan,
sas City, the past week.
The Hanlon Brothers will hold
the boards at the Gillis Opera House,
Kansas City, this week.
Agnes Herndon, in the Com
mereial Tourists Bride" will be at
Mexico. No., next Wednesday night.
Robson and Cranes "Henrietta"
will run three months at the New
York Union Square Theatre, the en-
tire time for which the comedians
have secured the theatre.
-Berlioz's Beatrice ct Benedict"
is in preparation at the opera in Carl
sruhe. The German translation is by
Richard Pohl, and recitatives have
been composed by Mottl.
Lawrence Barrett declares that in
view of the fact that their present en-
terprise has proven such an unquali-
fed success, he and Booth will work
together until the end of their labors.
1t is probable, in this connection, that
they will have a theatre in New York
devoted to the legitimate drama, IN the
near future.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

Two morning papers in St. Louis
made dynamite bomb out of a hang
ing lamp, and an afternoon paper
which gave the thing away, was
caught by the sensational story of a
bomb which was sent to Chief Justice
Waite, and which turned out to be the
harmless ruse of reporter to make a
sale to few newspaper correspond
ents, and says: 1.-The sending of an
internal machine to Chief Justice
Waite through the United States post
Office Immediately after the anarchist
decision indicated that hemp is grow
ing for the necks of some of the friends
of the condemned men in Chicago.
Moreover it shows precisely what an.
archy means" 1t would appear to an
outsider that "too nervousness" is
almost as bad as "too lateness."
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

The object sought in burying but
ter is the comparative GOODNESS. equable
temperature of the earth and darkness.
where no better means are at hand. It
should be buried six feet deep, in WELL
drained soil, in some vessel that will
be impervious to moisture. Pack the
butter solid to within an inch of the
top of the vessel, cover with strong
brine and close the top. in this way
butter put down sweet is said to keep
perfectly until autumn, and. of course,
will do so in winter.-Troy Times.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

In brief summary of the Cole
meetings, which are now drawing to a
close, it may be said that while they
have not resulted in the number OF
conversions which characterized those
OF last spring, yet, upon the whole
they have been very successful and
many have seen the error of their
ways and taken up the cross of tie
humble Nazarene. Let us trust that
the fruit will bear abundant evidence
that the seed sown has not fallen upon
stony ground and that not alone will
the harves be for the sunday Chris
tian, but for the everyday one, whose
deeds tell of the lustre which shines
from within.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

conspiralors that they were not lack
ing in that essential, denominated in
slang parlance, sand" Now. how.
ever, that there does not seem any
probability that Governor Oglesby in
tends to commute their sentences they
are beginning to "take water" and
even Lingg, who haughtily wrote to the
governor that ga mere mitigation OF
the verdict would be eowardice and q
proof that the ruling classes which you
represent are themselves abashed at
the monstrosity of my condemnation, y
would probably be glad if he had not
been so hasty and naughty. There is
nothing like certainty of death in
such cases to make a man uncertain
as to whether he cares to die.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

The terrible find which two enter
prising papers in st. Louis declared to
be dynamite bomb,are now declared
by an equally enterprising afternoon
paper to be the remains of a hanging
lamp: A hanging lamp is not gener-
ally loaded with dynamite, but just
the same the lamp might have been
the internal machine which caused
the explosion. In connection it may
be suggested that the enterprisiDg
newspapers referred to seem to be
having things pretty lively in the way
of scoops, but when such an excellent
sensation is spoiled as that dynamite
bomb, the people should rise in their
might and demand no more such tri-
fling.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

nave some particularly important
transaction to discuss they will, If any
where near cafe. adjourn there to
talk it over. Under the influence Of
coffee and cigars they soon come to an
amicable arrangement From early
morning, when the bachelors come
there for their breakfasts, until late al
night, when. dinner having been dis
posed of, chess. billiards and merry
talk are in order. the cafe is continu-
ally filled. To some it is more familiar
than their homes.-N Y Cor. PhiladeS-
phiG Press
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

1t is now stated that the loss of the
hl-fated steamer, Vernon, was due to
the fact that she bad for captain a
man who drank to such excess that
he had had several attacks of delir-
ium tremens. The steamers owners
should be prosecuted for employing
such an untrustworthy man and for
ever ostracised from competing with
ether lines where human life is thought
to be worthy of protection.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08
ENGLISH NEEDIEWOMEN.
The Pitiable Condition OF Female Tex2Aeu
i'm England and Ireland.

The Pitiable Condition OF Female Te<lAeu
i'm England and Ireland.
Low class plain sewing il wretchedly
paid. There existed short while since
West End shop which paid Is. adozen
to London seamstresses for machine.
made Oxford shirts. and lid. each,
buttOnholes included, 10 still q common
wage. But one shop must not be
judged by another, and the better class
Of traders pay their workers as highly
as the selling price will allow them to.
Yet even in these cases the earnings
Of the plain needlewoman are small.
Six shillings is high price to paw 70.
the making of lady's night,iress.
yet there is from three to five days
work in such a garment when finely
tucked and made by hand. so that p.
day is the highest earnings of skilled
"white" worker employed by high.
class firm. Her neighbor, no less pro-
ficient, but working for a cheaper
house, gets only IS. Cd. or IS. Cd. for
the same garment, yet the wonder 10
rather that her employer pays her %
well than that he pays so badly, for he
has to compete with his fellow-trades-
man, the seller of convent and peni.
Tertiary work. and with him who deals
in the cheap and excellent labor mar.
kets of Ireland and France. The greater
part Of the cheap resdy-made under.
clothing now sold in London Ia
of Irish make, and every one must be
familiar with the typical Irish night
dress, varying in price from rs. to los,
and with the front entirely composed
of exquisite fine tucks, 50 small and
closely set that there are from 40 to Is
on each side, making between 80 and
80 across the breast; the collar and
wristbands are formed of the small fine
tucks, and the hens are embellished
with fine fancy stitching called heath
ering, and the garment is trimmed with
Swiss or Madeira work, gathered and
then stitched on. Such nighrdresses,
better stitched than the average IS. Cd.
to IS. London articles, are made in the
country districts round Londonderry
for Is. I'd, or 26s. the dozen. And for
this price the worker has often to walk
five miles from her home to receive her
work and to return it when finished.
carrying her bundle of finished work
with her and returning with her un-
made pieces This ten-mile journey is
o sore addition to the burden of q half
starved and weakly life. And the Irish
workwoman, too, has often others de-
pending upon her. Among the small
cotters the earnings of the women are
often in these bad times all that the
family has to depend on. and some Of
the most beautiful underlinen has been
made literally in pigstye by the wom-
snkind of evicted eotters.-F. A06sS
Robinson, IN Fortnightly Revsec.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08
The Kansas CITY Times calls a man

The Kansas City Times calls man
who attacked one of its reporters,
without any provocation whatever, SO
far as a close attention to the particu.
lars discovers, a brute. does exactly
right. and the BAEoo hopes that in
the name of justice the poor fellow
who lies desperately wounded will
find such an able defender in the
Times that the "brute" will get his
just deserts behind prison bars,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

and fourteen trestles, the longest being
ii miles west of Versailles, on Rich
land. it being 1876 feet in length
and As feet in height.
Line No. 2 branches from No. l q
short distance west of Versailles,
crossing the sources of Richlsnd and
Haw Creeks and thence through Cole
Camp, Clinton and on to the Kansas
line at Fort Scott. The work on this
line will not be heavy in Morgan.
All together there will be 43 miles of
construction in the county. The length
of both lines in the state being 384
miles.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

Don't let the dam suckle her colt
when her blood is over-heated.
A New York young man who arrays
himself for his slumbers in the imported
Indian style recently visited quise
summer resort, and while there sert
two sets of pajamas to the local washer
woman. In making out her bill. the
proper names of these garments evil
IDENTIFY gave her much trouble, but after
one or two false starts she entered them
rs two prs. oyeralls and two jumperA
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

Sam Jones is being heard in his
old, careless and racy manner in this
part of the country and particularly
does he visit his displeasure on the
heads of theatre and ball goers.
There is no doubt that both theatres
and balls have many attractions fol
the average-minded individual and
that they will continue to do SO long
after Sam and Sans kind are buried,
or cremated, as the case may be.
There is, however, a certain consist.
ency in religion which should not be
lost sight of, and it would appear to
be found in doing right according to
the dictates of conscience. If a man
or woman, of any orthodox creed,
feels that there could be a better use
for time than in the ball room or the
temple of Thespis, than it would seem
to be the bounden duty OF
such a man or suchs woman ia
stay away from such places. II
also a man or woman of the kind
mentioned, should feel that the exam.
pie placed before others by att ending
the specified places of amusement,
would result in harm, then certainly
they would commit a grievous error
in a tending. There can be no doubt
that music, even dancing, is not det-
rimental TO the morals, but wanton
dresses and wanton embraces are /;
there is no doubt also that legitimate
plays, carefully portrayed, are benefc-
ial, but on the other hand the COM
bination slush is injurious and it is
hard to say just how the line should
be drawn. One thing Sam cannot
well object to and that is the circus
in this line he has no competitors.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

1t is now said to be settled, that
Rev. Charles A. Berry, of Woolver.
hamton, England, is to be Mr..
Beecher's successor. 1t seems a pity
that this country could not produce q
man who could fill the place of the
Plymouth church orator successfully,
more especially since Mr.. Beecher
himself was an American and a thor
ough lover of America and Ameri.
cans.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08
Always Stays by q Friend.
linton, Mo Advocate.

OIfntJIII IuU AuFUcsIc'
The Sedalia Democrat and BAzoo
are at it again. We can't see why
these papers are always "scrapping,'
as the reading public cares nothing
for newspaper ''rows," and in fact get
very tired of them. One thing can
be said of J. West Goodwin, what
ever his faults may be, that he will
always stay by friend, although We
can't say We ever stuck by him.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08
Has Been Dead for Years.
Somerville Journal.

SOIlIcI fIIIt JUUIHaIs
The man VINO can hang pictures
under his wife's supervision for an
hour and keep his temper does not
want to be an angel. He is one al
ready, although he may not have a
pair of large, Tapping, white wings
behiud his shOulder-blades.